"I wish you could—all of you—give up the word 'inflation,' because very few people know what it means."
"I suggested a name myself—The Survival War."
"Where is the economy?"
"Anything—except algebra."
"Southwest Pacific."
"I hereby exempt the said Herbert H. Evans from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending April 30, 1943."
"I think on that list was the abolishing of the whole of N.Y.A."
"Subject to all valid existing rights, there is hereby reserved for the use of the Alaska Road Commission, in connection with the construction, operation and maintenance of the Palmer-Richardson Highwa..."
"No. I couldn't even do that."
"I think the time has now come to tell you. They came from our new secret base at Shangri-La!"
"The personnel of the Alien Property Division of the Department of Justice is hereby transferred to the Office of the Alien Property Custodian without loss of such civil service status or eligibility t..."
"I think that's fine."
"This order shall remain in force during the continuance of the present war and for six months after the termination thereof."
"All administrative or general or other expenses of the Office of the Alien Property Custodian...may be paid out of any funds or other property transferred to the Alien Property Custodian hereunder."
"My idea is we take everything we need, no matter what the technicalities are."
"All property of the Alien Property Division of the Department of Justice...are hereby transferred to the Alien Property Custodian."
"All authority, rights, privileges, powers, duties, and functions transferred or delegated to the Department of Justice are hereby transferred to the Alien Property Custodian."
"All litigation in which the Alien Property Custodian or the Office of the Alien Property Custodian is interested shall be conducted under the supervision of the Attorney General."
